{"id":843198,"date":"2026-08-02T22:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843198\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:11:12","slug":"athletes-brave-the-rain-at-ottawas-second-ironman-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/843198\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes brave the rain at Ottawa’s second Ironman triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite the constant threat of rain, Ironman Triathlon athletes didn\u2019t rust as they swam, cycled and ran across the nation\u2019s capital on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

University of Calgary student Kiyan Sunderji was the first of the thousands of racers to cross the finish line at Major’s Hill Park, taking home the men’s title with a final time of 8:27:53.<\/p>\n

Finishing just a few minutes behind Sunderji was Luke Evans, the winner of the men’s race in 2025<\/a>. He finished in 8:38:20, besting his previous record.<\/p>\n

Ariane Lalancette of Quebec City was the field’s fastest woman, with a time of 9:09:33.<\/p>\n

It was an early morning for racers as they lined up at Britannia Park at 6 a.m., starting the gruelling race with a 3.8-kilometre swim in the Ottawa River.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That was followed by a 180.2-kilometre bike ride weaving around Ottawa\u2019s urban core and a full marathon on foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AnAn exhausted Kiyan Sunderji catches his breath after crossing the finish line. The University of Calgary student proved to be the fastest racer in Sunday’s field. (Ann-Sophie Gagn\u00e9\/Radio-Canada)\"IronmanIronman Triathlon athletes lined up Sunday morning to begin the swimming leg of the race in the rain. Environment Canada forecasted rainfall amounts of up to 100 millimetres in some parts of the region. (F\u00e9lix Pilon\/Radio-Canada)\"TheRacers make their way down Wellington Street in Ottawa during the cycling leg of Sunday’s Ironman Triathlon. (Justin Ball\/CBC)\"AfterAfter the 180-kilometre bike ride, racers embarked on a full marathon by foot, dashing down Wellington Street and through Ottawa’s downtown core. (Justin Ball\/CBC)\"SupportersSupporters lined up along the racetrack\u2019s barriers on Wellington Street to cheer on their loved ones. (Justin Ball\/CBC)\"WithWith the some help from her mom, one young supporter crafted a yellow crown to wear while cheering on her father. (Justin Ball\/CBC)Up to 100 millimetres of rain forecasted<\/p>\n

Triathletes pushed on under the threat of heavy rain, with up to 100 millimeters forecasted to fall Sunday on some parts of the region.<\/p>\n

According to Environment Canada, between 50 and 100 millimetres of rain could accumulate, possibly pooling on low-lying roads and causing property damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The race\u2019s downtown route also shut down stretches of several major roads, with some thoroughfares \u2014 including the Alexandra Bridge \u2014 staying closed until 1 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

It’s the second straight year Ottawa has hosted the Ironman Triathlon, with last year’s race bringing in millions of tourism dollars for the city<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":843199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-843198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/843199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}